Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Helen Mirren are sharing a screen for the first time, in photos released by USA Today of new thriller The Good Liar. Here they are as aging con man Roy (Sir Ian), who tries to woo well-to-do widow Betty (Dame Helen) after meeting her online. It certainly looks like a meeting of minds, but […]

The all-star cast of the Cats movie just got even more stacked with the addition of Rebel Wilson. The Australian actress known for her role in the Pitch Perfect movies will play Jennyanydots, an old Gumbie cat with a reputation for being lazy, Deadline reports. The big screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s enduringly popular […]

Long before he came to global fame in the Lord of the Rings and X-Men movies, Sir Ian McKellen had cemented his reputation as one of his generation’s greatest stage actors. So it’s entirely fitting that he’s celebrating his upcoming 80th birthday with an epic and pretty darn heartwarming 80-date theater tour of his homeland. […]

Sir Kenneth Branagh has made another star-studded Shakespeare film, this time roping in his pals Dame Judi Dench and Sir Ian McKellen. The news came as somewhat of a surprise yesterday (October 30), when Deadline reported not only is All is True in the can, but it’s ready for release in December. Unlike Sir Ken’s previous offerings — Henry V (1989), […]

Forgive us for another Cats update (the second this week), but this was just too purrfect to ignore. Deadline is reporting Dame Judi Dench has been added to the cast of the upcoming movie version of Andrew Lloyd Webber‘s famous musical, meaning she’ll be donning a leotard alongside Sir Ian McKellen, James Corden, Idris Elba, Taylor […]

Social media isn’t just about keeping up-to-date with friends, it’s also about stalking your favorite stars of stage and screen. Not everyone has an Instagram or Twitter account (we’re looking at you, Benedict Cumberbatch and Daniel Radcliffe). And not everyone is good at keeping it up-to-date (T-Hidd! Where’ve you been?), but there are some who […]

Orlando Bloom shared a picture on Instagram on Monday (August 13) to mark a very special occasion: a reunion with his Lord of the Rings co-star Sir Ian McKellen. The two actors are currently both treading the boards in London’s West End, with Orlando taking the lead role in Killer Joe, a play that was […]

We’re not sure what’s better: watching Sir Ian McKellen play King Lear on stage, or take part in a spontaneous Q&A with the Lord of the Rings star instead. The audience at London’s Duke of York’s Theatre expected the former on Saturday (August 4), as that’s where Sir Ian is currently playing the lead role […]

The Wife opens in select U.S. theaters tomorrow (August 3), and stars Glenn Close as a woman who questions her choices in life when her husband (Jonathan Pryce) is awarded the Nobel Prize. It’s been getting plenty of buzz since premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, with many critics wondering if it might […]